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RULES AND REGULATIONS 



COURSE OF STUDY 



Public Schools 



UNION SCHOOL DISTEICT, 



CONCORD, N. H. 



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1874. 



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RULES AND REGULATIONS 



COURSE OF STUDY 



Public Schools 



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PRINTED BY THE REPUBLICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION. 
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^' ..',^ AN ACT 



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UTHORIZING UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CONCORD TO ELECT A 
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and Hojise of Representatives in General Cou7-t co7ivened: 

Section i. That Union school district, in the city of Concord, in the county of Merri- 
mack a school district duly organized under the statute of this state known as the Somers- 

worth act, — be and hereby is authorized and empowered, at any legal meeting duly notified 
for the purpose, to choose by ballot, and by major vote of the qualified voters of said dis- 
trict present and voting, a board of education, consisting of nine legal voters of said dis- 
trict three of whom shall hold office for one year, three for two years, and three for three 
years, from March, 1859, and until others are duly elected and qualified in their stead, — the 
term of office of each to be determined by lot at the first meeting of the board, and a record 
thereof made. Three members of said board of education shall be chosen annually, at every 
annual meeting of said district, after the first choice of said board as aforesaid, by ballot and 
major vote of the qualified voters of said district, present and voting, to fill the vacancies 
that will annually occur by the expiration of the term of office of three of the incumbents, 
and hold office for three years, and until others shall be duly elected and qualified in their 
st2ad. Said board of education shall have the care and custody of all the property belong-' 
ing to the district; shall employ teachers, and fix their compensation ; have the control and 
management of the schools of the district, and examine and allow all claims arising there- 
from; and generally shall have and enjoy all the power and authority, and perform all the 
duties by law pertaining to the offices of prudential and superintending school committees of 
school districts organized under the Somersworth act. They shall be sworn to the faithful 
performance of their duties ; shall choose a president and secretary of their own board; hold 
meetings as often as necessary to fulfil their duties; and keep a record of all their proceedings, 
in books provided for that purpose at the expense of said district. They shall receive no 
compensation for their services in managing the prudential, financial, and educational affairs 
of the district, but may appoint an agent or agents to provide fuel, furniture, and other neces- 
saries for the accommodation of the various schools of the district, who shall receive such 
compensation as the district may determine ; and the board may receive such compensation 
for performing the duties of superintending school committee for said Union district as the 
city of Concord may think proper to allow them for those services, to be apportioned among 
themselves, according to the services rendered by each in that capacity. 

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage, and be in force whenever adopted by 
said Union school district, in Concord, at any legal meeting thereof duly notified for that pur- 
pose. 

Approved June 23, 1859. 



AN ACT 



AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF A SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 
IN UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF CONCORD. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 

Section i. That the board of education for said district are hereby authorized and em- 
powered to appoint a superintendent of schools for said district, who shall hold his office dur- 
ing their pleasure, and perform such duties as they shall direct ; and they are hereby author- 
ized to pay such superintendent for his services from any money raised by the district for 
school purposes, npt otherwise specially appropriated. 

Sec. 2. Said district is hereby authorized and empowered to raise money by taxation for 
the payment of the services of a superintendent of schools; and all votes of the district here- 
tofore passed, raising money for this purpose, are hereby ratified and confirmed. 

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage, and all acts and parts of acts inconsis- 
tent with it are hereby repealed. 

Approved July i, 1874. 



REGULATION S 



CHAPTER I. 

1. The officers of this board shall consist of a president, 
secretary, and agent, to be chosen annually at the first meeting 
of the board. 

There shall be elected by ballot at the same meeting, or as 
soon thereafter as may be, a superintendent of schools in Union 
school district ; and there shall also be elected the following 
standing committees, each to consist of three members, — 
Committee on the High School, Committee on Grammar 
Schools, Committee on Intermediate and Mixed Schools, Com- 
mittee on Primary Schools, Committee on Teachers, Commit- 
tee on Music, Committee on Drawing, — who shall hold their 
office for one year, or until their successors are duly elected. 

DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. 

2. It shall be the duty of the president to preside at all meet- 
ings of the board, and to call any special meeting when he 
shall deem it necessary, or when requested to do so in writing 
by any two members. 

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY, 

3. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a true record 
of the doings of the board ; to give notice of its meetings ; to 
preserve files of communications and documents belonging to 
the board ; to furnish all teachers, duly examined and accepted 
by the board, with certificates of qualification ; and, in general, 
to perform the appropriate duties of his office. 



DUTIES OF THE AGENT. 

4. It shall be the duty of the agent to discharge the duties 
usually performed by prudential committees of school districts, 
excepting the employment of teachers. 

DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. 

5. The superintendent shall devote himself exclusively to 
the duties pertaining to his office. 

He shall have general supervision, under the direction of 
the board, of all public schools in Union school district ; shall 
visit them as often as his other duties will permit, examine into 
their condition, take notice of what progress is made, assure 
himself that all rules prescribed for their government by the 
board are properly observed, and freely advise with teachers in 
order to secure uniform and thorough instruction, and judicious 
and efficient discipline. 

That he may suggest appropriate means for the advancement 
of the schools, he shall inform himself regarding the organiza- 
tion, instruction, and discipline of public schools elsewhere. 

He shall ascertain, as near as may be, the number and con- 
dition of the children within the limits of the district who do 
not attend school ; endeavor to learn the reason for such non- 
attendance, and suggest and aid in applying the remedy. 

He shall be present at all meetings of the board, except when 
the election of a superintendent is to be considered. 

He shall render such aid and give such information to the 
various committees as they may require of him. 

He shall be present at the office of the board every school 
day between the hours of 8-J o'clock a. m. and 9 J o'clock a. m., 
to attend to such office business as pertains to his department. 

He shall see that the teachers are provided with such regis- 
ters and blanks as may be necessary. 

He shall, without delay, consult with any teacher who shall 
have reported to him a case of flagrant misconduct ; and, if the 
means of restraint agreed upon be found ineffectual, he shall, 
as a last resoit, report the case at once to the president of the 
board. 



He shall have power to require any and all the teachers to 
assemble at such place as the board may designate, whenever 
the interest of the schools demand it, that he may more effec- 
tually advise, counsel, stimulate, and aid them in the perform- 
ance of their duties. 

He shall, on or before the day of , 

present to the board a report of his visits, examinations, and 
other official acts, embodying such facts and suggestions as are 
calculated to increase the efficiency of the schools. 

He shall arrange the time, place, and method of the annual 
examinations of all classes for promotion, subject to the ap- 
proval of the board, and report the case of any pupil or pupils 
who, by superior standing in scholarship, studiousness, and 
deportment, may be deserving promotion at any time during 
the year. 

He shall perform such other duties as the board may from 
time to time direct. 



DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES. 

6. The committees on the several grades shall have general 
supervision of the schools allotted to them ; shall visit them as 
often at least as twice each term, and report to the board their 
condition and progress, making mention of anything which 
detracts from their standing and usefulness, and suggesting any 
means for their improvement. 

The Committee on Teachers shall, in connection with the 
superintendent, nominate candidates to fill any vacancies which 
may occur, adopt such rules as they may deem proper for the 
examination of said candidates, and conduct or supervise such 
examination; 

They may transfer any teacher from one school to another, 
whenever it shall be for the interest of all concerned to do so. 
All actions of this committee shall be reported to the board, 
and be subject to its approval. 

The Committees on Music and Drawing shall have general 
supervision in all the schools over those departments of instruc- 
tion. They shall acquaint themselves with the proficiency of 



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the pupils, and favor the board with any suggestions pertaining 
to these departments which they may deem advisable. 

MONTHLY MEETINGS. 

7. The board shall hold regular meetings on the second Mon- 
day of each month, and the first Monday of each term, at 7J- 
o'clock p. M. 

EXAMINATIONS. 

8. There shall be a public examination of all the schools 
during the last week of the scholastic year. At the end of 
each term there shall be an examination of the schools by the 
whole board or by the standing committees, in addition to the 
examination for promotion, as hereinafter provided. 

CHAPTER II. 

GRADES OF SCHOOLS. 

1 . The schools shall be divided into the following grades, 
viz.. Mixed, Primary, Intermediate, Grammar, and High. 

DIVISION OF SCHOOL YEAR. 

2. The first term of the school year shall commence on the 
last Monday in August, or the first Monday in September, and 
continue twelve weeks, to be followed by a vacation of two 
weeks. The second term shall commence on the Monday suc- 
ceeding the fall vacation, and continue twelve weeks, to be fol- 
lowed by a vacation of three weeks. The third term shall 
commence on the Monday succeeding the spring vacation, and 
continue twelve weeks, unless otherwise ordered by the board. 

SESSIONS OF SCHOOLS. 

3. The schools shall hold two daily sessions, except on Sat- 
urdays, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m., and at i^ o'clock p. m., 
from the first Monday in October to the first Monday of March, 
and at 2 o'clock p. m. from the first Monday of March to the 
first Monday of October. The Pligh, Grammar, Intermediate, 



That portion of Section 3, Chapter 11, which relates to the time of 
closing the sessions of school, should read as follows : 

The High, Grammar, Intermediate, and first and second grades of the Primary Schools, 
shall dismiss at 12 o'clock m., and at 4^ o'clock p. m., and the third or lowest grade of 
the Primarj' Schools shall dismiss at 11]^ o'clock a. m., and at 4 o'clock p. m., from the 
first Monday of October to the first Monday of March. During the remainder of the 
school year, the several schools and grades shall dismiss at the same time in the forenoon, 
and one half hour later in the afternoon. 



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and the first and second grades of the Primary schools, shall 
dismiss at 12 o'clock m., and at 4J o'clock p. m. The third, 
or lowest grade of the Primary schools, shall dismiss at 11 J 
o'clock A. M., and at 4 o'clock p. m. A recess of ten minutes 
shall be allowed all the schools each half day, which recess 
shall take place, as nearly as jDOSsible, at the close of one half 
of the school session. Whenever pupils are, from any cause, 
detained in the school-room at the regular recess, they shall be 
allowed to pass out after such recess has closed. 

HOLIDAYS. 

4. The regular holidays shall be Saturdays, Christmas and 
Fast days, and the Thursday following the first Wednesday in 
June. No other holidays shall be allowed, except by special 
permission of the board. 

. OPENING EXERCISES. 

5. The morning exercises of all the schools shall commence 
by reading a portion of Scripture ; and the board recommend 
that this be followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's 
Prayer by the teacher. 

TEACHERS. 

6. All teachers are requi7'ed to make themselves familiar 
with the provisions of these regulations, and cheerfully co- 
operate with the superintendent in securing their rigid enforce- 
ment. 

They are also required to read to their pupils such of these 
regulations as apply to them as often as once in each term, or 
oftener if deemed advisable by the teacher. 

They shall be in their respective school-rooms fifteen min- 
utes before the time for opening each session, to admit the 
pupils as they may arrive, and to preserve order. 

They shall open each session punctually, devote themselves 
during school hours exclusively to the instruction of their 
pupils, and strictly adhere to the course of study and the text- 
books prescribed by the board. This, however, shall not be 



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construed as debarring any teacher from presenting any addi- 
tional illustrations and suggestions pertaining to the subject of 
the recitation, which may interest and instruct the class. 

Good morals being of the first importance, and essential to 
all real progress, all teachers shall strive to persuade their 
pupils to avoid idleness, profanity, falsehood, deceit, and every 
v^icked and disgraceful practice, and to cherish the principles 
of industry, sobriety, frugality, and a sacred regard for truth. 

They shall neither give notice to their schools of any exhibi- 
tion or concert, nor allow any other person to do so ; nor shall 
they permit any contribution, for any purpose whatever, to be 
taken up in their schools, unless by consent of the superinten- 
dent, under the direction of the board. 

Each teacher shall keep, in addition to the register prescribed 
by law, a daily I'ecord of the attainments and deportment of 
each pupil, to be open to the inspection of the board, the 
superintendent, parents, or guardian. Such record shall be 
based upon fidelity in the performance of imposed duties, and 
efforts made to secure success, as well as upon results ob- 
tained. 

Teachers shall also have in readiness for inspection, at each 
examination, a schedule of the studies pursued by each class 
during the term, as well as a complete list of said class for the 
use of the examining committee. 

It is hereby made the duty of all teachers, except those in 
Primary schools, to send monthly reports of the deportment 
and faithfulness in study of each pupil to the parents or guar- 
dian of such pupil. 

Each teacher shall return to the superintendent, at the close 
of the second term, the whole number of different boys attend- 
ing school for the year ; the whole number of girls attending 
school for the year ; the average attendance during the year ; 
the number of boys and girls promoted to schools of a higher 
grade, and the number transferred to schools of the same grade, 
together with their school registers for the year. 

All the teachers shall meet as often as once each four weeks, 
or oftener if required by the superintendent, during the school 
year, at such time and place as shall be designated, for instruc- 



tion regarding their duties, and consultation upon matters per- 
taining to the prosperity of the schools. 

They shall cause written programmes of the daily exercises 
to be hung in some conspicuous place in their school-room, 
and shall, within two weeks from the commencement of each 
school year, furnish the superintendent with a copy of the 
same, and notify hirn at once of any change made in the same, 
at any time during the year. 

A kind and judicious discipline shall be maintained at all 
times in the school-room, and any neglect or failure in this 
respect will be considered good cause for dismissal. 

Each teacher shall file with the superintendent, at the close 
of every term, a full and complete list of all cases of corporal 
punishment inflicted by said teacher during such term, giving 
the name of pupil ^ date, and cause of punishme7it ; and those 
teachers who secure good discipline, without resorting to cor- 
poral punishment, — other qualifications being equal, — shall 
receive the preference in promotions and appointment. 

All teachers shall make a daily examination of the school 
furniture of their respective rooms, to see that no Injury Is done 
it ; give particular attention to the care of the school-rooms, 
out-buildings, trees, fences, and all other appurtenances of the 
school buildings, and to the temperature, ventilation, and 
cleanliness of their rooms. 

The principal of the High school, the principals of the 
Walker, Merrimack, Rumford, and Penacook Grammar schools, 
and the teacher of the highest grade in all other school build- 
ings, will be held personally responsible for the proper care 
and supervision of their respective houses and appurtenances. 
They shall require and receive the hearty cooperation of all 
other teachers in their respective houses in the performance of 
this duty. 

The above named principals and teachers of the highest 
grade in each school-house shall arrange to open. In stormy or 
cold weather, at least one room one half hour before the time 
for opening the morning session, for the reception of pupils 
who may arrive at an unseasonable hour, and place said room 
under such proper supervision as the superintendent may 



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approve. At no time shall any pupils, who remain during the 
noon intermission, be excluded from the building or locked into 
it, unless a key shall be left in their possession. 

No teacher shall send from the school any pupil for improper 
conduct ; but, in case any pupil shall be disorderly, and beyond 
the teacher's control, notice shall be given immediately to the 
superintendent. 

Teachers in Grammar and Intermediate schools shall not 
permit any preparations whatever to be made by their pupils 
for any general exercises, which shall interfere with a thorough 
discipline in the prescribed course of studies. If the superin- 
tendent shall deem advisable, and permit any other than class 
exercises in any of the above named schools, at the closing of 
any term, all selections for declamations, dialogues, composi- 
tions, &c., shall be from those prepared by the pupils as regular 
exercises during the term. 

PUPILS. 

7. No child shall be admitted into the Primary schools under 
the age of five years. 

Every pupil not present at the time appointed for opening the 
school shall be marked as tardy, and all cases of absence and tar- 
diness must be satisfactorily accounted for. If any pupil shall 
be absent to the amount of ten half days, during any term, from 
the High, Grammar, Intermediate, or Mixed schools, without 
an excuse from the parent or guardian, given either in person 
or in writing, satisfying the teacher that the absence was caused 
by personal sickness or sickness in the family, such pupil shall 
not be allowed to reenter school without written permission 
from the superintendent. 

Pupils who wish to leave school, or pass from one school to 
another, before the close of any term, shall obtain a certificate 
of standing and attainments from the teacher whose school 
they leave, and present the same to the superintendent for his 
approval, — without which they shall not be again admitted into 
any school without satisfactory explanations and apologies. 

Pupils are expected to observe rigidly the rules of th.e school, 
give special attention to cleanliness of person and attire, be 



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diligent in study, kind and courteous in manner, and refrain 
from rude, boisterous, vulgar, or profane language. 

In case any pupil shall anywhere, on or around the school 
premises, write any unchaste or profane language, or draw any 
obscene picture or representation, or cut, mar, or othei*wise 
intentionally deface any school furniture or buildings, inside or 
out, or any property whatever belonging to the school estate, 
such pupil shall be liable to be suspended, expelled, or other- 
wise punished, as the board may dictate ; and the parent or 
guardian of any pupil thus injuring the furniture or other 
school property under the control of the board, shall be held 
responsible for such injury. No pupil, whose parent or guar- 
dian shall refuse to make full reparation for all such damage, 
shall be allowed the privileges of the schools. 

EXAMINATION AND PROMOTION. 

8. Each teacher, in the Intermediate and Grammar schools, 
and in the third and fourth classes of the High school, shall 
examine her pupils, once each week, in some one branch of 
study, including all the work gone over in that branch since 
the last examination, alternating the branches so that the pupils 
shall be examined in all branches, except reading and spelling, 
at least once in four weeks. The several studies shall be taken 
up for review in the order in which they occur in the order of 
daily exercises. These examinations shall be conducted in 
waiting, as far as possible, the answers corrected by the teach- 
er and returned to the pupils, that they may receive benefit 
from the criticisms. In addition to the above, all the pupils 
in the above named schools, except the Intermediate, shall be 
examined at the close of each school year by a thorough writ- 
ten test, which examination shall be the basis of promotion 
from one grade to another. 

All pupils promoted shall be considered on probation for one 
term, and if, at the end of that time, they shall fail to hold a 
fair position in their classes, or to exercise due diligence in 
study, they shall be withdrawn from the school. 

All rules or regulations heretofore adopted by the board are 
hereby rescinded. 



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COURSE OF STUDY 






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PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 

FIRST YEAR. 

READING First 7>r;;z— Alphabet, with sounds of letters ; 

First Reader commenced. Second Ter7ii — First 
Reader continued ; punctuation marks care- 
fully taught as they occur in the reading lesson. 
Third Term-^First Reader finished ; teaching 
punctuation marks continued. 

SPELLING .First Term — -From reading lesson, by sound and 

name of letters. Second 7>r;//— each word in 
reading lesson spelled as in preceding term ; 
silent letters always designated by the pupils. 
Third Terjn-^thQ same. 

ARITHMETIC. . . First 7>r;;2"-Pupils taught to count and write 
numbers to 25, keeping progress with the pag- 
ing of their reading lessons ; to practice count- 
ing objects in the school-room. Second Term — 
Pupils taught to count as far as 100 ; to practice 
all the elementary operations — addition, sub- 
traction, multiplication, and division — upon 
numbers from i to 4, until they understand all 
the possible combinations of them. Third 
Term-^Ar3.hic notation and numeration as far 
as 1000 ; to practice elementary operations, as 
above, upon numbers to 10 ; to learn the name 
and use of the signs -f- and =. 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . /n Second and Third Terms — Oral instruction on 
place and direction, beginning with familiar 
localities, gi*adually leading to the idea of a 
map, and of relative size and distance. 



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NATURAL SCIENCE. First Term — Oral instruction upon flowers, 
their structure, shapes, habits, color, and per- 
fume. Second Terjn — Seeds, leaves, fruits, 
and shapes of the same. Third Term — flowers 
continued, — their uses, sap, decay ; review. 

WRITING Second and Third Terms — Printing and writing 

on slate ; each pupil taught to write his or her 
name upon a slate. 

DRAWING 

MUSIC.- 

SECOND YEAR. 

READING First Ter7n — Second Reader to page 84 ; pupils 

to be questioned invariably on the contents of 
the reading lesson at the beginning of the rec- 
itation ; continue teaching punctuation marks. 
Second Tenn — Second Reader finished. Third 
Ter7n — Third Reader to page 71. 

SPELLING From reading lesson, by sound and nam.e of let- 
ters, pupil to designate silent letters as before. 

ARITHMETIC. . . First Term — Practice addition and subtraction 
of simple numbers mentally, to secure rapidity 
and accuracy. Roman notation as far as C. 
Second Term — Pupils to learn names and uses 
of the signs — , X) -7-- Third Teri7i — To 
learn the multiplication table. 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . First Term — Explain use of maps ; locations and 
distances of familiar towns and cities. Second 
Term — Location and extent of mountains and 
rivers in New Hampshire. Third Term — Gen- 
eral idea of the ocean and smaller divisions of 
water ; of the land, divided into continents, 
and of smaller divisions. 

NATURAL SCIENCE. First Tertn — Oral instruction upon roots, buds, 
their purposes ; stalks, trunks, their purposes. 
Second Term — Bark of plants, wood, circula- 
tion of the sap, and what is made from it. 
Third Tertn — Sleep of plants ; review topics 
of the year. 



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WRITING Script writing on slate continued ; all the small 

letters to be taught ; some of the capitals 
taught ; practice in the correct use of them in 
proper names and words beginning sentences. 

DRAWING 

MUSIC 

THBRD YEAR. 

READING First Term — Third Reader, from page 71 to page 

140. Seco7id Term — Third Reader, from page 
140 to page 211. Third Term — Third Reader 
finished. Correct errors in pronunciation. 

SPELLING From reading lesson, by sound and by letter, 

with designation of silent letters as before. 

ARITHMETIC. . . First Term — Primary arithmetic, to page 43. 
Second Term — From page 43 to page 80. Third 
Term — From page 80 to end, and review. 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . First Ter77i — Primary geography to page 17. 
Second Term — From page 17 to page 32. Third 
Ter7ti — Review work of first and second terms. 

NATURAL SCIENCE. First Term — Oral instruction upon animals ; 
blood, how it is made ; what it makes ; com- 
pare with sap ; food of animals ; stomach and 
teeth. Second Term — Circulation of the blood ; 
breathing ; brain and nerves ; use of the senses. 
Third Term — Seeing ; protection of the eyes ; 
hearing; smell; touch; taste. 

WRITING Exercises of previous year continued. 

DRAWING 

MUSIC 



INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. 

FIRST YEAR. 

READING First Ter7n — Intermediate Reader, from lesson i 

to lesson 14. Seco7id Ter77i — Lesson 14 to les- 
son 37. Third Term — Lesson 37 to lesson 53. 
Constant attention to punctuation and correct 
pronunciation. 



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SPELLING First Term — Swinton's Word Book to lesson 43. 

Second Ter 1)1 — Lesson 43 to lesson 81. Third 
Term — Lesson 81 to lesson 124. 

ARITHMETIC. 

Written — First Term — Robinson's Rudiments to page 38. 
Second Term — Page 38 to page 54. Third 
Term — Page 54 to page 74. 
Intellectual — First Tenti — Colburn's, to page 37. Second 
Term — Page 37 to page ^t^. Third Terin — 
Page 53 to Section V. 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . First Term — Primary Geography, page 32 to 
page 46. Second Teriit — Page 46 to page 62. 
Third Ter?n — Review work of first and second 
terms. 

NATURAL SCIENCE. First Teri7t — Oral instruction upon bones; 
muscles; brain and nerves in animals com- 
pared with those in man ; limbs of animals and 
their uses. Seco7id Teri7t — Hand of man, and 
its substitute in animals ; instruments and tools 
of animals for attack and defence ; wings and 
fins. Third Term — Clothing of man and ani- 
mals ; wherein man is superior to animals ; 
intelligence of animals ; sleep, its use ; death, 
what is it? Review topics. 

WRITING. ..... Book No. i. 

DRAWING 

MUSIC 

SECOND YEAR. 

READING First Term — Intermediate Reader, lesson ^2) to 

lesson 70. Second 7>r7;z— Lesson 70 to lesson 
82. Third Teri)t — Lesson 82 to end ; select 
for review. Attention to correct pronuncia- 
tion, accent, inflection, and emphasis. 

SPELLING First 7>;';;2— Swinton's Word Book, lesson 124 

to lesson 153. Second Term — Lesson 153 to 
lesson 186. Third TerjJt — Lesson 186 to 
Section 2. 

ARITHMETIC. 

Written — First Terjfi — Robinson's Rudiments, page 74 to 
page 102. Second Ter 771 — Page 102 to page 
130. Third Terin — Page 130 to page 159. 



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Intellectual — First Term — Colburn's, sections 5 and 6. Second 
Ter77i — Commencing at section 8, to page 103. 
Third Term — Page 1 03 to page 121. 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . First Terin — Primary, page 62 to page 78. 
Second Term — Page 78 to page 85, and review 
from beginning to page 29. Third. Term — 
Review from page 29 to end. 

NATURAL SCIENCE. First Term — Air; wind ; flying and swimming ; 
pressure of the air ; pumps ; barometer ; air- 
pumps ; pop-guns ; distinction between gases 
and liquids ; gunpowder ; balloons ; bubbles. 
Second Term — Heated air ; chimneys ; draft 
and ventilation ; uses of water ; its pressure ; 
water level ; attraction in water ; water in the 
air, clouds, rain, snow, ice ; heat and cold ; 
conduction of heat. Third Term — Effects of 
heat ; steam ; light ; color ; electricity ; review 
of years work. 

WRITING. ..... Book No. 2. 

DRAWING 

MUSIC 



GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. 

FSRST YEAR. 

READING. '..... Fourth Reader throughout the year ; teacher to 
select and assign lessons, to explain such his- 
torical or scientific allusions as may be made 
in the lesson, and encourage pupils to repro- 
duce such explanations in their own language 
in subsequent recitations ; follow general direc- 
tions for previous grades. 

SPELLING First Ter77i — Swinton's Word Book, from sec- 
tion 2 to lesson 28 of same section. Second 
Ter77i — Lesson 28 to lesson 59. Third Ter77i — 
Lesson 59 to lesson 84. Difficult words in 
Arithmetic, Geography, or Natural Science to 
be written upon the board as they occur. 
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ARITHMETIC. 

Written — First Term — Robinson's Rudiments, page 159 
to page 177. Second Term — Page 177 to page 
193. Third Ter7Ji — Review from beginning to 
page 193. 
Intellectual — First Term — Colburn's, page 121 to page 128, 
and review to page 53. Secojid Terui — Review 
page 53 to page 128, omitting section 7, 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . First Term — Warren's, to page 26. Second 
Term — Page 26 to page 42. Third Term — 
Page 42 to page 60. 

LANGUAGE LESSONS. Third 7>rw— Swinton's, to page 39. 

NATURAL SCIENCE. First Term — Oral instruction upon the interior 
and crust of the earth ; rocks and their arrange- 
ment ; fossils ; history of the globe ; changes 
of the earth's crust. Second Term — Distribu- 
tion of land ; continents ; principal island 
chains ; elevations of the earth's crust ; moun- 
tains and valleys ; table-lands ; plains. Third 
Ter77i — Predominent mountain system of each 
continent ; law of arrangement ; contrast and 
comparison of relief forms of continents. 

WRITING Book No. 3. 

DRAWING • 

MUSIC 

SECOND YEAR. 

READING Fourth Reader throughout the year ;'^ teacher to 

select lessons, and follow general [directions 
for previous year. 

SPELLING First Ter7n — Swinton's Word Book, lesson 84 of 

section 2 to lesson 121. Seco7id Ter7n — Les- 
son 121 to lesson 164. Third Ter7n — Lesson 
164 to lesson 200. 

ARITHMETIC. . . First Ter77i — Robinson's Practical, to page "j^. 
Second Ter7n — Page ']'^ to page 116. Third 
Ter7n — Page 116 to page 176. 

LANGUAGE LESSONS. First 7>r;;/— Swinton's, page 39 to page -jd. 
Second Ter7n — Review from beginning to page 
76. Third Ter7n — Page 76 to page 120. 



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HISTORY First Term — Swinton's Condensed U. S. History, 

from beginning to page 57. Second Term — 
Page 57 to page 109. Third Term — Page 109 
to page 161. 

NATURAL SCIENCE. First Term — Oral instruction upon tlie ocean; 
water of the ocean, why bitter? why salt? why 
heavier than fresh water? its color ; depth of the 
ocean, and its divisions. SecondTerm — Waves ; 
their height and velocity; tides, and what 
causes them ; currents of the ocean ; temporary 
currents ; periodical currents. Third Ter7n — 
p Constant currents and their utility; currents 

of the Atlantic ; of the Pacific ; of the Indian 
ocean ; review. 

WRITING Book No. 4. 

DRAWING 

xMUSIC 

THIRD YEAR. 

READING Fifth Reader throughout the year. Selections to 

be made and practised thoroughly. 

SPELLING First Term — Swinton's Word Book, lesson 200, 

of section 2, to end, and review the book. 
Second Term — Daily, oral and written, from a 
specified portion of the reading lesson. Third 
Terin — As in preceding term, except giving a 
weekly exercise in writing passages dictated 
from the reader ; use of capitals, punctuation, 
etc., to be carefully criticised. 

ARITHMETIC. . . First 7>r;;/— Robinson's Practical, page 176 to 
page 216. Second Term — Page 216 to page 
259. Third Term — Page 259 to page 313. 

LANGUAGE LESSONS. First T^r;;?— Swinton's, page 120 to page 
154. Second Tei-m — Review from beginning. 
Third Term — Swinton's Progressive Grammar 
to personal pronouns, page 39. 

HISTORY First Term— SwinXons, page 161 to page 218. 

Second Term — Page 218 to page 265. Third 
Term — Page 265 to end. 



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NATURAL SCIENCE. First Term— The sun; distance from the 
earth ; sun's light and heat ; apparent size and 
real dimensions ; telescopic appearance ; solar 
spots, their size, number, location, and motion ; 
physical constitution of the sun ; theories re- 
garding it. Second Ter?n — The earth ; proofs 
of its rotundity ; apparent and real motions of 
the earth ; its velocity, and hoAV it varies ; 
change of the seasons ; day and night, and 
their comparative length at different places on 
the earth's surface. Third Term — Moon; its 
shape, dimensions, and distance from sun and 
earth ; its light and heat ; lunar mountains ; 
atmosphere of the moon ; phases of the moon ; 
eclipses of sun and moon ; review. 



WRITING Book No. 5. 

DRAWING 

MUSIC 

FOURTH YEAR. 

READING Fifth Reader throughout the year. Selections to 

be made as during the year previous. 

SPELLING Throughout the year, an exercise twice each 

week in writing passages dictated from the 
Reader ; otherwise, oral and written, from a 
specified portion of the reading lesson. 

ARITHMETIC. . . First Term — Robinson's Practical, page 313 to 
page 344. Second Term — Review from page 
86 to page 240. TJiird Term — Review from 
page 240 to page 344. Especial attention to 
be given to explaining points not fully under- 
stood. 

GEOGRAPHY. . . . First T^r;;/— Warren's, page 60 to page 80. 
Second Ter7n — Page 80 to end. Third Teriii — 
Topical review. 

GRAMMAR First Term — Swinton's Progressive, page 39 to 

Part II. Second Term — Review from the 
beginning. 

HISTORY Third Tc^rz/z— Swinton's ; topical review. 



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PHYSIOLOGY. . . First rfc-r//^— Gutters, to page 115. Second 
Term — Page 115 to end and review. 

ORAL INSTRUGTION throughout the year,— Morals and Manners. 
Teacher to select topics. 

WRITING Book No. 6. 

DRAWING 

MUSIG 



HIGH SCHOOL. 



ACADEMIC COURSE. 

FSRST YEAR. 

First Term — Algebra, Physical Geography, Latin Grammar and 
Reader. 

Second Term — Algebra, Physical Geography, Latin Grammar and 
Reader. 

Third Ter7n — Algebra, Botany, Latin Grammar and Reader. 

SECOl^D YEAR. 

First Term — Arithmetic, Natural Philosophy, Latin Grammar and 
Reader. 

Seco/id Ter7)i — Arithmetic, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, Latin 
Grammar and Reader. 

Third Term — Geometry, Chemistry, Caesar. 

THIRD YEAR. 

First Term — English Literature, French, Cicero's Orations. 
Secofid Term — English Literature, Rhetoric, French, Cicero's Ora- 
tions. 

Third Terju — Rhetoric, French, Virgil. 

FOURTH YEAR. 

First Term — Astronomy, French, Virgil. 
Second Term — Moral Philosophy, French, Virgil. 
Third Term — History, French, Virgil, and reviews. 

Lessons in English Composition once or twice a week for most of 
the course. Reading, Rhetorical Exercises, Drawing, Music, etc., 
throughout the course. 



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ENGLISH COURSE. 

FBRST YEAR. 

First Term — Algebra, Physical Geography, English Grammar. 
Second Ter77i — Algebra, Physical Geography, English Grammar. 
Third Term — Algebra, Botany, English Composition. 

SECOND YEAR. 
First Term — Arithmetic, Natural Philosophy, French. 
Second Term — Arithmetic, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, French. 
Third Tenn — Geometry, Chemistry, French. 

THIRD YEAR, 
First Ter77i — Astronomy, Enghsh Literature, French. 
Second Term — Moral Philosophy, Rhetoric, French. 
Third Term — History, Book-keeping, French, and reviews. 



CLASSICAL COURSE. 

FSRST YEAR. 

First Ter7n — Algebra, Physical Geography, Latin Grammar and 
Reader. 

Second Term — Algebra, Physical Geography, Latin Grammar and 
Reader. 

Third Term — Algebra, Botany, Latin Grammar and Reader. 

SEGOr^D YEAR. 

First Term — Arithmetic, Greek Grammar and Reader, Latin Gram- 
mar and Reader. 

Second Term — Arithmetic, Geometry, Greek Grammar and Reader, 
Latin Grammar and Reader. 

Third. Term — Geometry, Anabasis, Caesar. 

THIRD YEAR. 

First Ter7n — Virgil, Anabasis, Cicero. 

Second Ter77i — Virgil, Anabasis, Cicero. 

Third Ter77i — Virgil, Anabasis, Homer, and reviews. 

Latin and Greek Prose Compositions, Antiquities, etc. 

LofC. 



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NATURAL SCIENCE. 

The instruction in natural science, as marked out|in 'the course of 
study herewith adopted, shall be given in oral lessons once [in each 
week, at such an hour as may be designated. The object of these les- 
sons is not only to impart useful information to the pupils of jnatters 
which come under their notice almost daily, but to arouse a spirit of 
inquiry, to encourage careful observation, and cultivate habits of reflec- 
tion. In order to secure these desirable results, the teachers must^be 
interested to such an extent as to prepare themselves thoroughly for 
the exercise, and carefully write down in the form of a synopsis the 
particular subjects to be presented, the order in which they shall be 
presented, and make a note of all necessary definitions and illustrations. 
All technical words used, and a classification of the knowledge brought 
out in the exercise, should be written upon the blackboard. 

At the close of one exercise, the teacher will announce the subject of 
the next, and give such hints and suggestions as may incline^the pupils 
to think and talk about it. 

Pupils should be encouraged to ask questions within reasonable 
limits, and to impart, in a conversational manner, what knowledge they 
already have of the subject. The teacher must not take up a topic she 
is unable to explain, and must avoid such phases of the subject as tend 
to confuse rather than instruct. 

Study, for method and material for the lessons in the Primary and 
Intermediate schools. Hooker's Child's Book of Natm-e, ist, 2d, and 
3d Parts ; for lessons in the first and second years in the Grammar 
school, Warren's Physical Geography ; for lessons in the third year in 
the Grammar school, Steele's Fourteen Weeks in Astronomy. It is ex- 
pected that teachers will draw from other sources such valuable^infor- 
mation bearing upon these topics as may suggest itself. 



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l^ext Sook>s ii^ed ii) tl|e r uMic ^cl\ool^. 



Primary, Intermediate, and Grammar Schools. 

READING. . . Edwards's Analytical First, Second, Third, Fourth, 
and Fifth Readers. 

SPELLING. . . Swinton's Word Book of English Spelling. 

ARITHMETIC. Greenleafs Primar}-, Colburn's Intellectual, Robin- 
son's Rudiments, Robinson's Practical. 

GEOGRAPHY. Warren's Primary, Warren's Common School. 

GRAMMAR. . . Swinton's Language Lessons, Swinton's Progressive. 

HISTORY. . . . Swinton's Condensed United States History. 

PHYSIOLOGY. Cutter's First Book of Analytic Anatomy, Physiology, 
and Hygiene. 

WRITING. . . . Payson, Dunton & Scribner's Series. 

DRAWING. . . Walter Smith's. 

High School. 

LATIN. Harkness's Latin Grammar, Harkness's Latin Reader, 

Hanson's Latin Prose Book, Harkness's Latin Prose 
Composition, Searing's Virgil. 

GREEK Goodwin's Greek Grammar, Leighton's Greek Les- 
sons, Kendrick's Anabasis, Owen's Homer, Liddell 
& Scott's Lexicon. 

FRENCH. . . . Fasquelle's French Grammar, Elizabeth, and Dra- 
matic French Reader, Spiers & Surenne's Lexicon. 

HISTORY. . . . Anderson's General History. 

MATHEMATICS. Robinson's Higher Arithmetic, Robinson's Ele- 
mentary Algebra, Bradbury's Geometry. 

ASTRONOMY. Steele's. 

NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Ouackenbos's. 

CHEMISTRY. . Steele's. 

BOTANY. . . . V/ood's Object Lessons. 

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Warren's. 

BOOK-KEEPING. Mayhew's. 

ENGLISH LITERATURE. Underwood's. 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Sv/inton's Progressive Grammar. 

RHETORICALS. Edwards's Analytical Sixth Reader, Scott's Poems, 
Hudson's Shakespeare. 

DRAWING. . . Walter Smith's. 

MUSIC Emerson's Hour of Singing, Happy Voices. 



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